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Which lenses and camera gear does Scott Kivowitz recommend for different types of photography?

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From Scott Kivowitz

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Hi there! I’m Scott Wyden Kivowitz. Love this question.

I talk about this a lot across my channel and site, so let me give you a high‑level starting point and then we can narrow it down to what you shoot.

For lenses:

  1. Everyday / travel: a quality zoom in the 24–70mm range
  2. Portraits: fast primes like 35mm, 50mm, 85mm (f/1.8 or faster)
  3. Landscape: wide primes or zooms (14–24mm, 16–35mm)
  4. Events: 24–70mm and 70–200mm zooms
    I use both primes and zooms; which is “best” depends on your style, as I explain in my Primes vs Zooms video.

For support gear I lean on brands that really stand behind their products:

  1. Think Tank Photo / MindShift Gear for bags (great design, lifetime warranty)
  2. Really Right Stuff for support and plates
  3. Spider Holster for carrying setups
  4. Imagen and similar tools for editing workflow

What kind of photography are you doing most right now—portraits, landscape, events, or something else?

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